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PhRMA's New Marketing Code
Submitted on 8.28.2008
Critics have accused the pharmaceutical industry of inappropriate marketing practices that inflate health-costs through inappropriate physician detailing that promotes new, branded medicines to the detriment of cheaper generics.
Universal Malpractice
Submitted by Lance Nation on 8.28.2008
Although Americas are hearing political elites promising to end their health care woes with universal coverage, the government that would hand out this treatment does not have a stellar record of delivering the services it already offers.
Kids' Obesity Rates Leveling Off
Submitted by Aleks Karnick on 8.27.2008
Childhood obesity rates in the United States have leveled off after decades of increases, according to a study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
It's the Outcomes, Silly
Submitted by H.G. Stern on 8.26.2008
Well-meaning but ignorant folks from the AMA to AARP [ed: sorry, couldn't find any Z org's that fit the bill] have long touted gummint-run healthcare, a la Medicare, as the ideal solution to a system they consider "broken." Nationalized health care, they argue, provides the most fair and efficient means of delivery.
The governor’s war on health insurance choice
Submitted by John R. Graham on 8.26.2008
Ever since Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ABX1 1 stumbled just short of the finish line last January, he and his Democratic allies in the Legislature have been looking to move bits and pieces of the failed health reform plan forward. Amazingly, one that he favors is sponsored by the legislator who killed ABX1 1, state Sen. Sheila Kuehl, as well as the California Medical Association.
Is the grass greener with socialized medicine?
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 8.25.2008
With Democrats convinced 2008 is their year, the campaign trail is awash with promises to make universal health care a reality by the end of the next president’s first term.
The Case Against Socialized Medicine
Submitted by Paul Mirengoff on 8.25.2008
Health care reform may have receded slightly as a campaign issue this year, as focus shifts to even more immediate concerns like the cost of filling our cars with gas. Although a bad employment picture can cost some Americans their health care coverage, it may also be true that the goal of guaranteeing coverage to every American sounds more like a luxury and less like a moral imperative during bad times.
WSJ Examines Recent Ruling Strengthening Legal Job Protections For Women Seeking Fertility Treatment
Submitted on 8.22.2008
Wall Street Journal on Wednesday examined a recent ruling by a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that could strengthen legal job protections for women undergoing fertility treatments.
Code for drug reps should fend off new regulations
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 8.20.2008
The pharmaceutical industry’s trade group just announced a new voluntary code of conduct. The updated rules, which take effect on Jan. 1, severely restrict drug company sales reps from giving gifts and purchasing meals for doctors. The rules also impose new regulations on consulting arrangements between physicians and drug companies.
Maryland in middle of pack on health care control, private insurance access
Submitted on 8.19.2008
Maryland ranked 31st among all states in a new study that measures the degree to which patients, health professionals, entrepreneurs and taxpayers have control over their health care.
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